Elon Musk’s plan for an open-source algorithm won’t solve Twitter’s problems
The Tesla billionaire has big plans for Twitter, but an open-source algorithm alone will not solve problems of bias.
Elon Musk says the answer to Twitter's trolls is an open-source algorithm. Expert commentators say the plan won't work. Hear both sides of the story in this debate-style video.
This talk is about an open-source Twitter algorithm that we have developed. The algorithm analyzes the text content of tweets in order to find opinions and emotions. It has been used in a project called "Polite Twitter" that monitors the public opinion on Twitter during political events.